“Every crease is a story.”

Author
Born 1947
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. His books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.
In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation. Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarship to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy. source
Wikipedia. Bibliographic data from Open Library.
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1st to Die
James Patterson, 2001

Along Came a Spider
James Patterson, 1993

Roses Are Red
James Patterson, 2000

Kiss the Girls
James Patterson, 1995

Jack & Jill
James Patterson, 1996

Violets Are Blue
James Patterson, 2001

2nd Chance
James Patterson & Andrew Gross, 2002

The Angel Experiment
James Patterson, 2001

The Big Bad Wolf
James Patterson, 2001

Black Friday
James Patterson, 1986

Cat & Mouse
James Patterson, 1997

Virgin
James Patterson, 1980

Honeymoon
James Patterson & Howard Roughan, 2001

Cross
James Patterson, 2006

Middle School, Get Me Out of Here!
James Patterson & Christopher Tebbetts, 2012

Witch & Wizard
James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet, 2006

Confessions of a Murder Suspect
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, 2012

Pop Goes the Weasel
James Patterson, 1999

I, Alex Cross
James Patterson, 2009

Step on a Crack
James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge, 2007

School's Out Forever
James Patterson, 2006

4th of July
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, 2005

The Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson & Christopher Tebbetts, 2011

Kill Alex Cross
James Patterson, 2011

London Bridges
James Patterson, 2004

Double Cross
James Patterson, 2007

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
James Patterson & Valentina de Angelis, 2006

3rd Degree
James Patterson & Andrew Gross, 2004

The Midnight Club
James Patterson, 1989

Mary, Mary
James Patterson, 2005

Thriller
James Patterson, 2006

The Beach House
James Patterson & Peter De Jonge, 2001

When the Wind Blows
James Patterson, 1988

Private
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, 2008

The Lake House
James Patterson, 2003

I Funny
James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein, 2012

7th Heaven
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, 2008

Nevermore
James Patterson, 2012

The Final Warning
James Patterson, 2008

The 9Th Judgment
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, 2010

The 5Th Horseman
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, 2006

Judge and Jury
James Patterson & Andrew Gross, 2006

How I survived bullies, broccoli and Snake Hill
James Patterson & Christopher Tebbetts, 2013

Hide and Seek
James Patterson, 1986

Alex Cross, run
James Patterson, 2012

Four Blind Mice
James Patterson, 2002

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
James Patterson, 2011

The Private School Murders
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, 2013
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